Concealed inclosure



May 3l, 1927.

I C. B. RICKEN coNcEALED INcLosURE I 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

Filed Feb. 23, 1927 Patented May si. i927.

anniversari, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CHARLES B. RICKEN, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, Assre'Non 'or oNE-HIALEV'ToGARRY ooNonAiinn INcLosURE. f

Application led February. 23; 1927. Serial No. 170,205.:

This invention relates to concealed inclosures in walls for bath tubfittings and my improvements are directed to the pro,- duction of asimple and economical frame forinsertion in awall r cess anda panel ofsheet metallic material that is removably engageable withv said frame toprovide a closure member thatplies flush with the wall surface wheninservice.

My improvedframe, which is of metallic material, is composed of tworectangular lements, each angular in cross-section, which Viiiferfit andare secured together' in their interfitted relation; one of saidelements having an outward flange to lie against the surface of thestudding or wooden frame work -that forms the boundary of the wallrecess-to which said flange is secured; and the other element having aninward flange to serve as a seat for-the closure panel.

Said closure panel is in the form vof a rflat sheet of metallic materialYand is provided with spring catches to co-act with tongues cut 1n theinward flangeof the metallic frame for effecting releasable engagementof the panel with the frame.

Other features and advantages of my invention will hereinafter appear.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation', partly brokens away',showing a wall surface, and opening through the wall and my improvedframe and closure elements applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section, on a reduced scale, of the wall showingthe opening there- Fig. T is a rearfdetail view showing one ,y

corner of the frame and panel to illustrate the means of springengagement employed.

In said views let 1 indicate a bath room wall, and 2 the studding orframe work` between its opposite plaster surfaces 3, Il. Vthe surfacey 3being that exposed to a bath room and the surface t having'other eX-posure.A Y l Y Assuming a bath tub end to butt against the surface',then an opening 6 framed by the studding 2 may accommodate vthe bathfittings 7. which are thereby concealed lfrom* readily accessible theopening in the plaster surface l is covered by a removable lpanel 8.

In order that vsaid panel may be conveniently applied and removed'Iprovide a sim-V ple and economical. formof metallic frame to serve as aypanel seatingmeans. "Said y Vframey consists of two rectangularelerr'ientsy that lies against the studding and is pro-f vided withholes 11 so that it may be sej cured to the studding as by screws 12.The

band portion 9 of this outer element eX- tends from the studding to thesurface of the plaster.` The other or inner rectangularelement has aband portion 13 that fits snugly within the band portion 9 and issecured thereto as by rivets 14 or other suitabler means, the depth ofthis band portion 13 exceeding that'of band portion 9, so that itV mayVhave a firm housing between the st'udding 2; said inner rectangularelement also having an inward flange 15 that lies recessed below thesurface of the plaster.

This flange 15V is intended to serve as the seat for the closure paneland the depth of the recess whose base formed by flange 15 is.sufficient to accommodate the thickness of the closure member so thatthe outer surface of the latter may lie flush with the plaster surface.

As here shown the panel 8 is a rectangular sheet of metalliomaterialwhose edges are turned over to yform an inner fold 16,- 'affordingreinforcement and avoiding the exposure of sharp edges. Itis thus thedoubled thickness of the panel that provides th-e depth of the panelnecessary to fill the recess.

Paper or other wall covering indicated at 17. completely conceals thepanel, al-

though an incision at the junction between the panel and band 9 willpermit removal of the panel as occasion requires.

As means for securing the panel in its frame I secure springcatches 18against the 60 i view, butin order that said fittings may beV I' 118 .asthe panel .i'sfpres'sed inwardlya the springcatches in that action Vsnapping unto engagement with said tongues, and being releasabletherefrom by prying ont `the panel. 'y l Variations within'tlie spiritand scope of my invention are equally coinprehended by the Jforegoingdisclosure.

I claim:

Vl. Theycoinbinati-on lwith .a wall opening to contain bath tub fittingsof va metal-lic traine composed of two rectangular elements, one of saidelements having a band portion that'its said opening and extend-s out toVthe wall surface, "and an youtward lian-ge that lies lagainst andsecured to the wall studdingJ the other element havin-g a band portion.that tits within-and is secured to the .band portion of the firs-tnain-ed 4element and also extends inwardly between tlie'stuclding, saidsecond named element having an Vinward :flange that liesv recessedybelow Athe wall surface, and a closure panel to be relies against andis secured to the wall studdm-g, the 'otlhernelenient having a bandportion that fits within and is secured to the loa-nd portion of the4first named element and also extends inwardly between the studding saidsecond named -eleinent having an inward flange that lies recessed belowthe wall surface, and a closure panel to be removably seated againstsaidV inward Hang-e, the inward lia-,nge of said secondi-named eleinrenthaving tongues lcut Vand Vbent rearwardly therefrom leavinoclearancesand sari-nescarried by said panel to pass through said clearances andenter into snap engagement with said tongues;

s New York, February 17th, 1927.

CHARLES B. RICKEN. c,

